Every Saturday ALLi will tell the world about our members’ latest book launches, news, awards, freebies, workshops and updates on the writing life and take a look at the projects and businesses of our partner members. PRINT AND E-BOOK RELEASES Alan Harvey (writing as James Garmisch) Silver Lead and Dead An ex-CIA agent attempts to […]

Valerie Shanley rounds up the news in self-publishing from our ALLi partners and friends. No Solution for Authors in ASI Lawsuit …Disappointing news for writers who paid out vast sums to Author Solutions (ASI) for self-publishing services which, in their opinion, proved “effectively worthless”. The class action lawsuit against ASI has been denied class certification […]

Changing your book’s cover is a hot topic at the moment, with many authors reporting that revamping the look of their book can dramatically change their book’s sales. It takes courage, however, particularly when you’ve grown attached to the original design – the well-known authors’ maxim “murder your darlings”, suggesting the wrench involved in ditching […]

An inspiring post about how self-publishing her novels has given British indie author Nelly Harper a new lease of life after contracting a chronic and debilitating illness. Going indie has not only given me my my life back – It has also given me also my future. One day a photo appeared on my Facebook […]

This month we have a duo of fabulous events being hosted by the Alliance of Independent Authors. As well as our regular ALLi Insights with Helen Sedwick and Ask ALLi Author Advice Q&A with Joanna Penn and Orna Ross, we’re also hosting a Twitter Chat with Amy Edelman from IndieReader. Whether you’re a seasoned indie author […]

Revised payment methods for Kindle Owners Lending Library and Kindle Unlimited, like other Amazon services, are author and reader friendly, argues Orna Ross “Now will you admit that Amazon is no friend to authors?” said my book-loving friend, who had telephoned me from Ireland for a chat. He’d heard a writer on Irish radio talking […]

Love it or hate it, the website Goodreads has one indisputably useful facility for authors: the opportunity to offer a “Goodreads Giveway” to attract new readers at next to no cost, provided that you go about it in the right way. Author Advice Centre editor Debbie Young provides a quick-fire introduction to Goodreads Giveways to […]

Every Saturday ALLi will tell the world about our members’ latest book launches, news, awards, freebies, workshops and updates on the writing life and take a look at the projects and businesses of our partner members. PRINT AND E-BOOK RELEASES J.E. Rogers The Gift of Sunderland Middle Graders; Print The Gift of Sunderland, is the […]

US indie novelist Samantha Warren shares the top tips she picked up from attending the 2015 Philly Writers Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Summer is conference season and this year is no different. I recently went to the 67th annual Philly Writers Conference in Philadelphia, PA. Like every other year I’ve attended, it was chock […]

Valerie Shanley rounds up what’s happening news-wise this week in indie publishing with our ALLi partners and friends Amazon Pay-Per-Page Makes Very Little Cents? Since the company’s July 1st email to authors, The Guardian (never known to be pro-Amazon) estimated that royalties could be as little as $0.006 per page to indies whose books are available through […]